Beverages
Tea
$3.00
Coffee
$3.00
Mango Lassi
$4.50
Lassi
$4.50
Soft Drink
$2.00
Iced Tea
2.00
$Appetizers
Samosa
$4.00
Crisp pastry stuffed with potatoes and peas.
Assorted Pakoras
$7.00
Assorted vegetable fritters.
Paneer Tikka
$10.00
Cubes of cottage cheese subtly spiced and grilled with onions and bell peppers.
Chili Paneer
$10.00
Cubes of cottage cheese batter-fried and tossed in chef's special chili-garlic sauce.
Gobi Manchurian
$10.00
Batter-fried florets of cauliflower tossed in a Manchurian sauce.
Aloo Papdi Chaat
$7.00
Flour crisps served with garbanzo beans, diced potatoes, topped with yogurt and tamarind-mint chutney.
Bhel Puri
$7.00
Savory puffed rice and semolina canapes, vermicelli, diced potatoes and chopped onion mixed with tamarind-mint chutney.
Mixed Vegetable Platter
$11.00
An assortment of appetizers: samosa, vegetable pakoras and aloo tikki.
Indian Essence Mixed Grill
$20.00
A meat lover's delight. A mixed assortment of marinated chicken, lamb and shrimp.
Chicken 65
$10.00
Stir-fried chicken tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Shrimp Balchao
$11.00
Pan-seared shrimp tossed in a spicy tangy sauce.
Amritsari Fish Fry
10.00
Batter-fried seasoned tilapia fish.
$Soup and Salad
Indian Essence Tandoori Chicken Salad
$9.00
Romaine lettuce served with sliver of tandoori chicken.
Garden Salad
$5.00
Fresh greens tossed with cucumbers, carrots and onions served with house dressing.
Zafrani Tomato Soup
$5.00
Saffron inspired tomato soup sprinkled with crusted pepper and Parmesan cheese.
Sambhar
6.00
Hearty lentil and vegetable soup from south India.
$Tandoor
Tandoori Vegetables
$14.00
Garden fresh broccoli, capsicum, onions, cauliflower, tomatoes and potatoes marinated in mixed spices and roasted.
Tandoori Chicken
$16.00
Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and grilled.
Chicken Tikka
$15.00
Boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt and spices and grilled.
Chicken Malai Kabab
$15.00
Grilled breast of chicken marinated in mild spices and cream cheese.
Chicken Haryali Tikka
$15.00
Boneless chicken marinated in mint paste with exotic Indian masala spices, yogurt and roasted.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
$16.00
Ground lamb seasoned with fresh herbs and spices and grilled on skewers.
Lamb Boti Kabab
$17.00
Boneless cubes of tender lamb marinated with yogurt, garlic, ginger, skewered and roasted.
Tandoori Shrimp
$20.00
Shrimp rubbed with chef's special spices and grilled.
Fish Tikka Lasooni
17.00
Fresh salmon marinated in sour cream, spices and garlic and grilled.
$Chicken Entrees
Chicken Tikka Masala
$15.00
Tandoori chicken tikka cooked with mild spices in an onion tomato sauce.
Butter Chicken
$15.00
Pieces of tandoori chicken cooked in a creamy tomato sauce flavored with fenugreek.
Chicken Shahi Korma
$15.00
Chicken cooked in a mild almond and cashew sauce.
Murg Curry
$15.00
Home-style chicken curry.
Chicken Vindaloo
$15.00
A traditional Goan chicken and potato dish marinated in vinegar and cooked in a hot fiery sauce.
Chicken Hari Mirch
$15.00
Spicy chicken flavored with curry leaves and hot green chilies.
Chicken Saag
$15.00
Mixture of chicken cubes and spinach cooked in mild spices.
Chicken Kadahi
$15.00
Chicken stir-fried with onions and bell peppers in chef's special masala.
Chicken Madras
15.00
Cubes of chicken cooked with coconut, mustard seeds, curry leaves and dried red chilies.
$Lamb and Goat Entrees
Lamb Rogan Josh
$17.00
A traditional Kashmiri dish of lamb cubes cooked with onions, tomatoes and Kashmiri spices.
Lamb Saag
$17.00
Mixture of lamb and spinach cooked in mild spices.
Lamb Kali Mirch
$17.00
Lamb cooked in a freshly ground black pepper sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo
$17.00
A traditional Goan dish of lamb and potatoes marinated in vinegar and cooked in a hot fiery sauce.
Lamb Chili Masala
$17.00
Boneless lamb cooked in a hot and spicy sauce.
Lamb Madras
$17.00
Cubes of lamb cooked with tomato-coconut base sauce tampered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Lamb Kadai
$17.00
Cubes of lamb stir-fried with onions and bell peppers in chef's special masala sauce.
Bhuna Goat
$16.00
Muglai delicacy of goat meat on the bone.
Kadai Goat
16.00
Goat cubes stir-fried with onions and bell pepper in a chef's special sauce.
$Vegetarian Entrees
Dal Makhani
$13.00
Black lentils and kidney beans simmered to perfection with tomato and spices.
Dal Tarka
$13.00
Medley of lentils cooked and simmered in onion and tomato sauce tempered with cumin and garlic.
Pancharatni Dal
$13.00
A mixture of 5 lentils cooked with tomatoes and onions tempered with chilies, garlic and cumin.
Paneer Tikka Masala
$14.00
Cubes of cottage cheese with a sauce of cashews and cream with onion and tomato sauce.
Kadai Paneer
$14.00
Cubes of cottage cheese stir-fried with onions and bell peppers in chef's special sauce.
Matar Paneer
$14.00
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with green peas in an onion and tomato sauce.
Paneer Makhani
$14.00
Cubes of cottage cheese in fenugreek flavored creamy tomato sauce.
Palak Paneer
$14.00
Cubes of cottage cheese in creamy spinach.
Malai Kofta
$15.00
Vegetable and cheese dumplings seasoned with herbs in a rich creamy sauce.
Navratan Korma
$15.00
An assortment of seasonal vegetables cooked in a mild cashew sauce.
Kadhi Pakora
$13.00
Vegetable fritters simmered in yogurt and thickened in chickpea flour.
Saag Makai
$13.00
Spinach and baby corn cooked in an onion sauce.
Bhindi Amchur
$13.00
Fresh okra crisply fried and tossed with chef's special spices.
Vegetable Jalfrezi
$13.00
Vegetable medley tossed in an onion-tomato chili sauce.
Baingan Bharta
$13.00
Roasted eggplant puree, seasoned with onions and tomatoes.
Aloo Gobhi
$13.00
Cauliflower florets and diced potatoes tossed in onion and tomato sauce.
Zeera Aloo
$13.00
Cubes of potato gently fried with whole cumin seeds and chopped onion.
Egg Curry
13.00
Boiled eggs cooked in mildly spiced onion gravy with onions and tomatoes.
$Seafood Entrees
Fish Goa Curry
$16.00
Seasonal fish cooked with grated coconut in a spicy sauce.
Malabar Fish Curry
$16.00
Boneless fish cooked in home style tomato onion base curry.
Fish-Tikka Masala
$16.00
Pieces of mahi-mahi or catfish fillet first grilled and then finished in chef's special sauce.
Shrimp Masala
$17.00
Shrimp cooked in a medley of exotic Indian herbs and spices.
Kadai Shrimp
$17.00
Shrimp sauteed with bell peppers, onion, tomato, ginger, green chilies and cilantro.
Shrimp Vindaloo
17.00
Goan style shrimp curry, cooked with potatoes, ginger, tomatoes and dry red chilies.
$Dosa Corner
Idli
$7.00
Steamed, rice and lentil flour cakes. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Medhu Vada
$7.00
Spiced lentil and rice donuts. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Plain Dosa
$8.00
Thin rice and lentil crepes. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Butter Dosa
$9.00
Butter spread all over rice crepe. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Paper Dosa
$10.00
Very crisp and very thin dosa roasted with ghee rice crepe. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Onion Dosa
$10.00
Thin rice crepe filled with finely chopped onions. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Vegetable Uttapam
$11.00
Pancakes made with rice flour with mixed vegetables. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Mysore Dosa
$11.00
Thin rice crepe with a coating of special Mysore sauce. Served with chutney and sambhar.
Onion Chili Uttapam
11.00
Pancakes made with rice flour with onions and green chilies. Served with chutney and sambhar.
$Breads
Tandoori Roti
$3.00
Whole wheat unleavened bread.
Naan
$3.00
Leavened flour bread.
Garlic Naan
$3.50
Leavened flour bread topped with garlic.
Onion Kulcha
$3.50
Leavened flour bread stuffed with onion.
Aloo Naan
$3.50
Leavened flour bread stuffed with potato.
Pudina Naan
$3.50
Leavened flour bread stuffed with mint.
Assorted Tandoori Breads
$10.00
A basket of breads with naan, garlic naan, onion kulcha and tandoori roti.
Kashmiri Naan
$5.00
Stuffed with pistachio, almonds and cashews.
Laccha Paratha
$4.00
Whole wheat bread in 3 layers.
Lamb Keema Naan
$6.00
Bread stuffed with mildly spiced ground lamb.
Paneer Kulcha
$5.00
Leavened flour bread stuffed with grated cottage cheese.
Bullet Naan
3.50
Bread stuffed with fine chopped jalapeno.
$Deep-Fried Breads
2 Piece Bhatura
$4.00
Deep-fried leavened flour bread.
2 Piece Puri
4.00
Deep-fried whole wheat bread.
$Rice and Pulaos
Steamed Rice
$4.00
Steamed long grain basmati rice.
Peas Pulao
$5.00
Aromatic long-grain basmati rice with green peas.
Kashmiri Pulao
$7.00
Long-grain basmati rice with assorted dry fruits and nuts.
Zeera Rice
$5.00
Aromatic long grain basmati rice with cumin seeds.
Palak Rice
7.00
Basmati rice with fresh spinach and exotic Indian herbs.
$Dum Biryanis
Vegetable Biryani
$12.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
Egg Biryani
$13.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
Chicken Biryani
$14.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
Goat Biryani
$15.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
Lamb Biryani
$16.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
Shrimp Biryani
16.00
Long-grain basmati rice cooked with exotic herbs and spices and served with raita.
$Desserts
Gulab Juman
$5.00
Golden fried milk dumplings soaked in rose saffron syrup served warm.
Rasmalai
$6.00
Sweetened cottage cheese patties in saffron flavored reduced milk.
Kheer
$5.00
Cardamom-flavored rice pudding.
Kulfi
$6.00
Traditional Indian ice cream with mango or pistachio.
Gajar Halwa
$5.00
Caramelized grated carrots with raisins, cashews and pistachios.
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